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San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout boosted by more doses and a second mass immunization site
1/21/2021
San Diego Union Tribune

​Features Christopher Longhurst, MD, CIO, ACMO, and Davey Smith, MD

As America Engages With WHO Again, An Overwhelming Sense Of Relief And Hope
1/20/2021
Forbes

​Features Steffanie Strathdee, PhD

New Technology, Vaccine Availability Reshaping Hospital Care
1/20/2021
San Diego Business Journal

​Features Patty Maysent, CEO

Doctor provides insight into San Diego vaccine distribution plans
1/20/2021
KUSI

​Features Shira Abeles, MD

San Diego scientists hustle to find out if ‘California’ strain of coronavirus poses big threat
1/20/2021
San Diego Union Tribune

​Features Davey Smith, MD

Could a Smell Test Screen People for Covid?
1/19/2021
New York Times

​Features Carol Yan, MD

Covid-19 vaccine guidance for those who are lactating is based on faulty assumptions, experts say
1/19/2021
STAT

​Features Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH

SoCal Doc Vaccine Volunteers Hit Red Tape
1/19/2021
Medpage Today

​Features David Bazzo, MD

Program Expansion to Address Increase of Impaired Driving During Global COVID-19 Pandemic
12/21/2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will expand a statewide program to prevent driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis and prescription drugs.
UC San Diego Health Supports Statewide Rollout of CA Notify Exposure Notification System
12/7/2020
The California governor’s office today announced a statewide expansion to make CA Notify available to all Californians starting Thursday, December 10 in partnership with UC San Diego Health.
Study: COVID-19 Infection Combined with Blood Clots Worsen Patient Outcomes
11/23/2020
While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, new research indicates the disease could also be associated with an increased tendency of the blood to clot, le ...
Exercised Over Nothing: Masks Don’t Impair Lung Function During Physical Activity
11/16/2020
A team of American and Canadian researchers report that while they may feel uncomfortable, there is little empirical evidence that wearing a face mask significantly diminishes lung function, even when ...
Infection by Confection: COVID-19 and the Risk of Trick-or-Treating
10/30/2020
Researchers determined that COVID-19 transmission risk via Halloween candies is low, even when they are handled by infected people, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even ...
UC San Diego Health Joins International Clinical Trial to Test Coronavirus Vaccine
10/1/2020
UC San Diego Health will be a test site for a third, major Phase III clinical trial to assess a vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, ...
UC San Diego Partners with San Ysidro Health to Expand COVID-19 Testing
10/1/2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with local partners, have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to impleme ...
Statins Reduce COVID-19 Severity, Likely by Removing Cholesterol That Virus Uses to Infect
9/23/2020
Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, UC San Diego researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection, while lab experiments uncovered a cellula ...
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